Simaetha species?

Fact Box Species: Simaetha species? (identified in "spiders of Australia" by T. Hawkeswood as Simaetha tenuidens) Family: Salticidae Body length: female: 8-9 mm male: 7-8 mm Habitat: Sometimes seen resting on the green leaves of shrubs and low trees but more commonly found in its silken retreat among green leaves Toxicity: This spider may produce local inflammation and pain but is not strongly aggressive so probably will only bite if trapped

Oblique view Side view Its retreat Underneath female

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Simaetha thoracica and some Opisthoncus species.